Autographic register



AUIoGRAPHIc REGISTER Filed sept.v 14l 1926 s sheets-sheet 1 A. B. COOKE AUToGRAPH'Ic REGISTER Jung 24, 1 930. A

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Jne 24, 1930.I A. B. cQoKE A AUTOGRAPHIQFREGISTER Filed sept. 14 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet' 3 Patented June4 2 4, A i

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ieNepiTO UNLTD'AULTQGMPHC eflfTeeeeeeee ,eeeeeee l My present ,nventei "lelateelte ,maehe for feeding' er ,adveneng Strip 161? Strips of peper, and it has Particularreerenee 't0 advanced "for each set'A of tickets ito be discharged.-V

'1n stiucturesef v the aboye character the peper Stripe dare provided' with ,leapin ,er post-hole apertunestllat apearranged `in ltyvno el1 more longitudinal parallelY rOWSfeIldfhe:

norma-l feedY members ere ,IOller -dsketlet advance the strips aleng t l 1 e li nes o f the Y' apertures; until'a pairer` s et offapertiires 15jl comes into registryvviththe feed rol-ler Ineml "bers Z'Whereupon the normal feeddevices be-v come inoperative or ineffective uponlfthe paper and' the further advancel thereof is4 that are opposed toeach otliei'-,y theV initial feed of the strips and'yvhicl1 ,.atfa certainratio 'ora differential of movement between the rotation of the respective initial feed members, do not come intooppositien Zto each other 4until v thje advance cf f thestrips has 'been ai'rested VVtith my present st rnctureql Vhavefprog vided' a novel starter o r initial feed mechanism that is positive in operatign. to advance the strips until the vIl ioinaalfeed devlces are ont of'registy 'with y the apertnijesin said strips. lgyfinvention hesV nnmerousjobjects in View7 among which are the provision o ffa feed mechanism V i"o'iyantogiaphic registers `thatis novel in the formand arrangement ofthe parts, is simple in construction, dependable in performing the vseveral functiens l for `Whichit has been designed,V and 's which is'economicalfto manufacture; I preter in which the strips aijginterinittently;

, Figure 25S evertieel elevetenief the site ,that Shown in Figure 1- y.bers having been '@PPMUS 1 l Y, l s Y Y -..i1-The dreWi-eeeereele Sense, merely SehepurposeA cf filhistjrating -a pre# ferred or typical embodimentoff my inven reference being hereinmade to the vac c'oifnpanying drawingsthatfforjn a part of-this `Specification.' ,l "In the drawings;-

ferito accomplish the diversobjectsfand toV -earry Out my .invention in SbStentielly-the .manner hereinafterfully described andV as more fparteulerly;pointed out in tl1e'e1a 111,S,--

Figure l ,is e vertical elevation ef aperegister.

,tien ofthe operating ,eide ,of .my eutegrepllie 1115-i .register ienne- Y. Figure 31s vertieel treneveree .Seetee ef tienV ef the ,errOWe lgnllse e t0n Aplee .ef the ,Dertien Of fthe register' illustre-ted irl-'Figures l pend 2v with the up,perf. feec l devices -removed.

Figures 5', 6&7, 8 eed 9 illustre@ :the rele i `tive positions of the upper teedmeinbers With Y reepeett -theleve1 ,feed 'lnembefe during the differential of movement ofthe re- 'epeetye leerte, in @eeh View the l wier memreteted elle @emplee revepeeltloe Sheen 111 the .Pre-V lution after the: ,eedleg new, ,s Y i Y l Y Elgnre 101s a plan :on reduced/scale ef la bleek ferm @if strip .web es need .in :this

tiene, and said-drawings, Iih'ave de s ignateol the same partsby similar reference 4charac- Several news# Y` Y Y The Webs of material used 1n aut'ographic 1 ifegfi-sters'oyf 'thisy character yeach C nSiStsfotl astlip lat-Fig. 10) that ispievided with' :spaced parallel rows of yl'infqgitiiclinal apertures or lilingLpin holesll .that fue Pfeffereblyfelzleesed `1.111 een@ between sive tickets that are' printed onthe strip,

and,

'as ,yvill hereinafter incre fully appear, epeituee ere utilized'by peiztefefthe' enne# -S tickets, e

.05 ,the regietergthe vew'vbeiee tekenen breken i Il ne v3,--351 Figure 4, end leekillfg in thedireeas well as for the purpose of filing and storing the tickets. The strips are placed inthe machine either in roll or pad form and may be either rolled or folded together or in single sheets as desired.

The casing of the register is of the usual type, consisting of vertical longitudinal sidewalls 17 that arise from opposite longitudinaledges of a base, and said walls are connected along a certain `portion of their edges by a writing bed plate or`p'laten 18.' The the ycasing to vpermitthe same being raised when threading orrinserting the paper strips originally into'fthe register and the lower shaft is ]ournaled in the side-walls of the casing in' vertical alinement below the sliaft 19. In front of these feed yshafts there is a drive-shaft 23 that has its ends extended Vthrough the side-walls of the casing and one end has an -operating handle or crank 24 secured to it. A gear 25 is secured to the extended opposite end of the drive-shaft,

which gear 4is in mesliwith an intermediate or idle-gear 26-that 4is rotatably mounted upon stud projecting from the side-wall of the casing, and said idle-gear meshesv withv and drives a pinion 27 upon the adjacent end of the lower feed shaft 20.' VThe yproportions of the gears of this gear trainare such that the feed shaft 20 rotates faster than the disks.

yarrested at thel end of each set of tickets drive shaft 23. These shafts 19 and20 are components lof the upper and lowerV feed members that are adapted to both normally and initially advance thesuperposed strips through the aiitographic register, 'and'V the ends of said shafts opposite'the pinion 27 are operatively respective gears connected together by the 28 and 29, the former of which is of less diameter tliantlie latter so thatthe upper feed shaft and the ,elements niouiited'thereon willbe moved at a higher speed .and will rotate a greater number of times than the lower shaft 20 and the elements Jthereon.

Opposing upper and lower normal feed roller members in the form `of complete disks 30 and 31 are secured to the respective feed shafts 19 and 20, and said members Vare spaced apart on their shafts a distance corresponding to the space between a' pair of filing apertures 16 in the strips,

which will cause the arrest of the strip advancement whenevera set of these apertures comes into registration with the opposed Vhe advancementof the strips is beingV fed through the machinefso that the normaladvancement and the initial kadvance- 32 and three sets or pairs of these elements, a cen-@S5 This will occur some strip apertures,

and it will I Vbe noted that the disks are less in thick ment take place intermittently. The diaineters of the upper and lower feed roller members 30 and 31 differ from each other in the same ratio as the differences in diameter of the' gears 28 and 29 which will per- 70 mit the roller members to feed the strips uniformly when engaging the latter outside the apertures.

llVhenthe feed roller members have vbecome' registeredV with the filing apertures 75 1S (in the 'strips said I'neinbersv are inactive or inoperative to vadvance said strips until the latter have been moved vslightly ahead byA fstarter devices or initial feed elements which will now be described. Projecting S0 radially from the feed shafts 1 9 and 20, and preferably formed integrally with said shafts 'arefupper and lower lugs lor blocks l 33 respectively. `I fliave illustrated tralV pair located intermediately of the spaced feed roller members -30 and 31, and a pair between the respective feed roller sets and the walls of the casing. These lugs or blocks have concentric outer facesegI 32? and 33a`that are curved upon the samev radial diameters as those 0f-the feed roller members "30 and 31, vand they respectively `vproject. from theshafts the same distance 'as vsaid members. The rotational movements :.95 of the feed-shafts 19 land 20 are 'so timed -that"therespective llugs or blocks 32 and 33 will be opposite or engaging each other, but lurality 'of revolutions.

time after the feed ein@ roller Vmembers come into registry with the and' forclearness it may be here stated that the upper shaft 19 revolves eight times to five revolutions of the lower shaft 20;

The driving mechanism of the apparatus is so controlled that the rotation of the crank-handle 2i is stopped at the' time the once during a p peripheries ofthe elements come into engagement witlieacliv other, 'and to do this 1i() Ii-prov'ide a stop-caniv 34 mounted upon the extended'end of a driven cam-shaft 35 that has its ends projected through the 'walls of the casing. Thismstop-cam 3e is adapted to be engaged'byja pin 36 projecting from a trigger 37 that is pivotally mounted ou the crank-handle and said trigger is maintained in its normal position by means of a coiled contraction spring connected thereto and to an adjacent portion of the crank- 1go handle. he cam-shaft 35 vhas a gear 38 secured to its opposite extended end, which 'gear meshes withand is actuated by a pinion 39 on the drive-shaft next to the gear 25.

' rlhe gear 38 is double the size of pinion 39y 325 so that the vcani-shaft 35 makes but a'single revolution during two completerevolutions of the drive-shaft, which. will thus permit the pin 36 to'clear theprojecting portion of the cam during the first revolution of the 330 maa-sos i crank ,and ivil'l stop fthe rotation; ofGsai'd shaftat the end ofythe Vsecondv revolution. After a ticket has been made vont byf the operator, he releases the trigger device from the stopcam, or stop-arnnfivith Whichtlie rotatable stop shaft vis, equipped, Yand Y then rotates Vthe crank. Thisn causes the strips to be advanced initially bythe'Vinitial-feed blocks, or segnients(\,vhich arein grippiiig r engagement) and the Vfeeding of thestrips is then continued by the' normal feed-disks', or feed-rollers, until-` 'the` feeddisks len,-v

connter the apertures,ivherebyf'the fnrth'er advance of the strips is arrested; Y The 4operator continues to rotatetlie cran-k u'ntil it is arrested by the triggeij' device engaging the stop-arm carried bythe rotating sto'p` shaft. s During the s feeding jofthe strips by the main feed-disks, rthe starte-rblocks do not come intof cooperative relation" again until the moment `before `-the feed 'is'f`ar'- rested, at which 'y moment the feedblocks,

or segments, gripltlie strips'dn readiness to start `the advance thereof as soon as the crank is again rotated to perform the next feeding operation. Thns, liolding thefpaper strips lbetween tl'ieircoacting snrfaees, the

Vblocks are'in readiness to advance the strips a sufficient distance' to permit themain feeddisks to take hold and-continue the feed." i

vIn the construction described,'tliefmain feed-disks 30v and* 3l",l have differenty radii,j

bnt have the saine surface speed; and the initial-feed segments" 32 and have lthe saine radii, respectively, as the feed-disks 30 and 31, andl allofgtheniembers have'fthe 'saine surface speeds 'f theseniembers have aconinion driving means actuated by the crank 24, andthe Vcoinmofnly 'nsed'clntchi controlled initial-feed deviceiendered nn"- necessary'.` v The improved\feedmechanism described 'and claimed herein is parti'cnlarlyf Well adapted for luse in a register operatingnpo'nf the principle described inin-'boLPending application 135,451, filed (5f-even date ieref 'nis fqieging v kdamaar@Meripase has been givenA forclearness of nnder'standing'l only, and no unnecessary li'i'nitationsshould be understoodtherefroin, but the appended claims shouldbeconstrued as broadlylasv permissibleQiii vievv of the prior Tart'.vv

ldhat I claim is Y ,i wl.' nan antograph'ic register, 'meansl for normally7 feeding` aii apertured 'paper strip,

which means include upper' lower' rotatable shafts andV feed'- .roller` members inonnted thereon-to engageY the strip and f1 which becomeV ineffective to ,advance the strip nnon` registration with strip apertures,

and iiiitial'y feed mechanism",consistingof feed members fixed on saidV shafts and adapted to intermittently engage" the strip', and means for"rotating4 said shafts"=' 'at different :spass alheabyfione @mais naar feedijnembers describes a `plnrality of revolutions before "beinginicoactive."relationA with its cofmp'afn'ion member. i i

ing errer arid' i feed mech l 'sm Wcompri'singg'stripengaging 'ifn'embers mounted uponi :said-V shafts and afdapted :toibe positioned infcoa'ct've strip v advancing rjelaltio'nto earch other after api'nrafl'ity olf i revohiti'ons; means for"v impartingr ai differential 'of movement Vto 'said shafts vto Acansesaid-1|nenil`3e`rs to engage the ,istrip vWhen said normali-feed devices become inoperativeV A to? advancethe strip', a cran'kprforrotating ys'tjaid' shafts, andreleasable ydevices for arresting the-'movement `of said crank ".Wh'en vsaid strip engagifi'i'g members f initially e'ngage thestrip betvveen'them.'

`,The combination vvithflthe-normal feed V devices offan a-ntogra'phi'c register-including npperand lower feedv shafts, kofan in- 1 itial feed ,mechanismV comprising` strip engaging membersmounted upon said shafts and r4'z'idapted to be f po's'iti'oned in" coactive strip advancingfrelation to eachother after Va pl'uralityof revolutions, a rotatable driveshaft" geared to and actnatingufsaid" feed shafts, a cranlfsecure'd to said drive-shafna stop-cam rotatable at ia slower' speed than said drive-shaft, and a'Ttrigger structure adapted to predeterminately engage said Jstop-cani to arrest the rotation 'of saiddiive'- shaft when, said initial Sfeed members' come into coactive relationvvitlithe strip. A

4.' Inl an autographic register," normal feed `members adaptedto'be'come inactive tof ad'- vance the stripsnponengagement with apertures thereinyinitial feed members adapted Ato :advance the strips when tlienori'nal feedv mal feed members are inactive npon the strips, a rotatable drive-'shaft operatively connected to .said feedniembers, acrankl se- A cured to saidshaft', a 'stop-cam rotatable at 'a slovv'er speed `than said" .drive-shaft,-V and a device ont said' crank' adapted .toV predeterm'inately engagesa'd1-stop-can tol `arrest the Y rotation of saijd drive-shaft when said in-V itial'f-feed members come into co-a'ctive `relatinfwviththestrifps. Vl f y 6. In -meaiisof `the character set forth, means 'forfeedingf an apertured strip, cornpiisinga pair of shafts havingl different 'lili into ei'igagementfvvith the i shafts and coming into feeding relation intermittently to effect initial feed of the strip.

7 In means Vof the character set forth, strip-feeding mechanism, comprising Va pair of ymain feed-disks adapted to'feed the strip apredetermined distance yand then to Work l ldly, a pair of continuously rotatinginitial-` feedV segments which have different, periods of rotation but approximately uniform surface speedsfand which come into feeding relation after one of said segments has made a plurality of rotations,vand a common driving means for said; disksi and segments, whereby, in the actuation ofthe main feeddisks, the initial-feed segmentswill advance the strip initially into positionto be fedby the mainfeed-disks. i

8.'In means of the rcharacter set forth, strip-feeding mechanism comprising a pair of main feed-disks adapted to engage apertures in the strip at the conclusion of a feeding operation, a pair of initial-feed segments adapted to operate idly during the main feeding operationand to-'come automatically into feeding relation toinitiate the successive feeding operations, driving means for actuating saidf'eed-disks and segments, and a stop-device automatically'arresting said driving means after the conclusion of each feeding operation.

9. Inl means of the character set forth,

strip-feeding mechanism` comprising a pair of main feed-disks adapted to engage apertures inthe strip at Athe conclusion ofk a feeding operation, a pair of initial-feed segments adapted to operate idly during `the main feeding operation jand to come automatically into feeding relationfto vinitiate the successive feeding operations, 'driving means for actuating said feed-disks and segments, and a stop-device automatically ar'- resting said driving lmeans after the conclusion of each feeding operation, saidstopdevice comprising a releasable` catch.

10. In= meansA of the character setv forth,

strip-feeding mechanism comprising a pair of main feed-disks adapted tov engage apertures 1n the strip at the` conclusion of a feeding operation, apair of initial-feed segments adapted to operatev idly during the main feeding operation and torcome automatically into feeding relation to initiate the successive feeding operations, driving means for actuating said 4feed-disks and segments, anda stop-deviceV automatically arresting said driving means after the conclusion-of each feeding operation, said stop device comprising a rotating stop-arm and a releasable catch adapted to :engage therewith after the conclusion of the feeding operation.

il. In means' ofthe ycharacter set forth,

strip-feeding mechanism comprising a pair of shafts gearedfto rotate at different speeds and having .mounted'thereon to rotate there- With main feeddisks of different radii but .having the same surface speed and also int'ermittently registering initial-feed segments having` the same radii as the corresponding feed-disks, and driving Ameans for actuating said shafts. A

12. In means of the strip-feeding mechanism comprising a pair ofshafts geared to rotate atA different speeds and equipped with main feed-disks of different radii lbut having the rsame surface speed Vand equipped valso with initial-feed segments having` the same radii as the corresponding feed-disks, driving means for actuating said shafts, and a stop-device serving automatically to v arrest said driving means Vafter the feeding operation has been concluded'and the vinitial-feed segments have been brought into cooperative relation.

VV13. In means vof the character set forth, strip-feeding mechanism comprising a pair of shafts geared to rotate at different speeds and equipped with main feed-disks of different radii but having the .same surface speed and equipped also With intermittently registering initial-feed segments having the same radii as :the corresponding feed-disks, driv- .r

ingmeans for actuating said shafts, and a stop-device serving automatically to arrest said drivingmeans after the feeding operation has been concluded and the initial-feed ,segments have been brought vinto cooperative relation, said stop-device including a rotat- Y ing stop-arm, a crank, and a releasable catch.

'14a In means ofthe character set forth, strip-feeding mechanism comprising a pair of shafts gearedto yrotate at different speeds and equipped with main feed-disks of different radii but havingthe same surface speed and equipped also With intermittently registering initial-feed segments having the same radii as (the corresponding yfeed-disks, a crank-shaft gearedto one of said first-named shafts and equipped with acrank-handle, a stop-shaftgeared to said crank-shaft, and co-acting means onsaid crank-handle and stop-shaft for arresting the crank after the conclusion of the feeding operation.

l5. In a register of the character set forth: normal-feed means comprising feed-disks adapted to become inoperative to feed the strips upon encountering perforations therein; initial-feed means comprising segments having different periods of rotation; and means forcontinuously rotating said feeddisks and said segments during a cycle of operations, said last named' means being operative to bring said segmentsinto co-operative feeding position at the conclusion of such cycle of operations after. a period of idle operation of said feed-disks.

1.6. ln means 0f the character Set forth,

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Ythe combination with a main frame, a lower feed-shaft journalecl therein, a frame-.mem` ber having one end pivotally mounted on the` v .main frame to swing in a thereof, an upper `feed-shaft journaled ,inv the pivotecl framemember,normal feeding' Y disks pivoted on said shafts,-nitial"feedsegments fixed on said shafts, intermeshing' i planeV transversely gears xecl on said Shafts, and a platespaeed from said feed-shafts and alinedtherewith.,

Signed at Danville,` lnilion andState Vof of July, 1926.

in the county lof Verl ALLEN B. COOKE.

IllinoisQ-.ths l'lt-hfday 

